Mounting for translating devices.



Patented Junon, 1918 Z CIW: n ad.

A) @il D. WOODHEAD. MOUNTING FOR TRANSLATING DEVICS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4,19I7.

D. WOODHEAD.

MOUNTING FOR TRANSLATING DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4,1911.

11,269935 Patented June 11, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET l2.

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when the headboard is in place, it will cause the motor bracket to be locked against rotation and there is no way to unlock the bracket so long as the headboard remains in place. ln order to hold the motor bracket locked during the daytime when the head-` board is absent, a slot 26 is formed in the side of tube 20 as best shown in lBig. 7. A pin 2'( is fastened to the locking rod and projects out through slot26 so that the rod may be manipulated by hand. A notch 2,8 is formed at one side of the inner end of slot 26, and this retains pin 27 and holds the rod locked. v The fan is supplied with electric energy through the supply conductors 3() best shown in lFigs. 4 and 6. rlhese are led from the outside of wall 2 through a duct 31 thence up through the trunnion 15, which is hollow, thence through the duct 32 formed in the motor bracket in line with the axis of rotation thereof. i

'lhe motor frame and its supporting bearings are inclosed within a housing 35, which preferably assumes approximately theforni of one-eighth of a sphere extending from one of the walls 13 to the other and centered coaxially with the trunnions 14, 15. Said housing covers all of the fan except `the blades and a portion of the motor shaft. 'lhe motor shaft projects out through a vertical slot 36 in the housing, as best shown in ligs. 5 'and J5. 'lhis permits a limited swing of the motor upon its trunnion and enables the operator to vary the angle of inclination of the shaft and thus vary the direction of the current of air delivered by `the fan. llt is desirable that no opportunity be afforded for the lubricating oil to escape from theyhousing, and l have arranged to` prevent it by providing a shield 37 which slides on the inside of the housin and covers saidlslot. Said shield is spherical to conform to the configuration of this part of the housing and is held in close contact therewith by a spring 38which encircles the motor shaft as best shown in Figs. 4 and 6.

As a result, the fan may be swung up or down upon its trunnions to" vary the direction of the air blast, andl when thus adjusted the friction induced by the spring 38 between the shield 37 and housing 35 will yieldingly hold the fan in the position in Ywhich it is set. lin the preferred construction the fan and motor are practically balanced upon the trunnions 11, and hence nol Leconte great amount of friction is required to maintain the fan in the position to which it is adjusted.

The operation ywill now be readily understood. ln sleeping cars, the berths are almost invariably made up in such manner that the head of the occupant will be nearest Ito the locomotive. lt is desirable that the fan always be at the foot ofthe occupant. Hence when the porter prepares to make up the berth, he positions the fan brackets in the manner illustrated in lig. 3, employing for a 'ven section the fan located at the foot of that section. As soonas the headboard 4 is vin place, it will lock the bracket walls 13 inposition, and they will then remain fixed until the headboard .is removed. The motor and fan may then be adjusted relatively to the supporting bracket and the occupant may obtain any angle of delivery desired. As for the supply conductors, no sliding contacts are required for they lead up through the axial point of the bracket `of fans (except for the end berths), than Furthermore,

there are berths in the car. the space occupied is reduced to a minimum, the appearance is neat, and the privacy of the berths is in no way decreased.

l claim- 1. A passenger carv having sections separated by partitions, each partition having an opening and being composed of a fixed and a movable part, an electric translating demovement of the ics vice, a pivotally mounted support therefor having side walls arranged at approximately right angles to each other, said walls each being adapted to form a closure for said opening, and locking means operated by the movable part of the partition for locking said support against rotation.

2. A passen er car having sections separated by partitions, each partition having an opening, an electric fan, a fan-supporting bracket having two walls arranged approximately at right angles to each other' with the fan between them, each of said walls beingvada ted to form a closure for the opening in t` e partition, and a pair of trunnions for pivotally supporting said bracket to permit it to rotate about a vertical axis, the trunnions being located in the plane of the partition and at the intersection of the walls of the bracket, oneI of said trunnions being hollow to permit the supply conductors to be led through it to the fa 3. A passenger car having sections sepalli nsoaese rated by partitions, an electric fan having a motor, fan shaft and blades, and a support for the fan pivotally mounted upon a vertical axis in the plane of the partition, the fan being pivotally mounted upon said Support and being free to swing in a vertical direction.

l. A passenger car having sections separated by partitions, an electric fan having a motor, fan shaft, and blades, a support for the fan pivotally mounted upon an axis in the plane of the partition, the fan being pivotally mounted upon said support, and a housing for the motor having a slot for accommodating the fan shaft, said slot extending in a plane perpendicular to the motor pivot.

5. A passenger car having sections separated by partitions, an electric fan having a motor, fan shaft and blades, a support for the fan pivotally mounted upon an axis in the plane of the partition, the fan being pivotally mounted upon said support, a housing for the motor, said housing having a spherical portion with a slot in it for accommodating the fan shaft, said slot extending in a plane perpendicular to the fan pivot, and a shield encircling` the fan shaft and lying adjacent to the housing for closing the slot therein.

6. passenger car having sections separated by partitions, an electric fan having a motor, fan shaft and'blades', a support for the fan pivotally mounted upon an axis in the plane of the partition, the fan being pivotally mounted upon said support, a housing for the motor, said housing having a spherical portion with a slot in it for accom- 1 modating the fan shaft, said slot extending in a plane perpendicular to the fan pivot, a shield encircling the fan shaft and lying adjacent to the inside of the housing to form a closure for the slot, and a spring for forcing the shield toward the housing.

7. A passenger car having sections separated by partitions, each partition having an opening, an electric fan having a motor, fan shaft and fan blades, a bracket having two Walls arranged approximately at right angles to each other and each adapted to f fan, pivot bearings arranged horizontally i for supporting the motor upon the braclret, a housing extending from one vvall to the other and passing in front of the motor, said housing having a spherical portion in front of the motor, and having an opening in it through which the fan shaft entends, the blades being in front of the housing and the motor behind 8. A passenger car having a Ventilating fan comprising an electric motor, .motor shaft and blades, a support for the motor, pivot bearings for said motor whereby the direction of delivery may be changed, a housing in front of said motor having a slot for accommodating the motor shaft,

and a friction device bodily movable with the motor and rubbing upon said housing for yieldingly holding the motor in the position to which it is adjustedB 9. A passenger car having sections separated by partitions, each partition having Y, an opening, an electric fan havinga motor, fan shaft and fan blades, a bracket having tvvo Walls arranged approximately at right angles to each other and each adapted to form a/closure for said opening, said bracket being pivotally supported so as to rotate about a vertical axis in the plane of partition, said Walls being on opposite sides of the fan, pivot bearings arranged horizontally for supporting the 'motor upon the bracket, a housing extending from one Wall to the other and passing in front of the motor, said housing having a spherical portion in front of the motor, and having a vertical slot for accommodating the fan shaft, and a spring pressed non-rotating friction member movable in unison with the 'shaft and engaging the housing to hold the 

